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.' ' . ' W ' 7 ' ' ' V " m (ctWtit- III f rn . s 1 : ' , 1 t .-r a i J ' ; ' The College Times MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF UTAH VALLEY STATE VOLUME XXXVII NO. 27 UVCOLLEGETIMES.COM Access the most recent UVSC news online 247. it ...... ......... ,v Fill up on a budget Stop pumping money into buying gas. Learn these cash saving tips. Juan Hernandez Between amnesty and deportation: a former advisor to Vincente Fox endorses amnesty. J r Lj . -mr Ml mm II If in r- 1 Photos by Ken Hoglund College Times Festival of Color An explosion of color to fight off demons. Study improves Utah County routes Britnee Nguyen Public editor The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is teaming up with other transit organizations to make improvements to east-west transportation in northern Utah County. The potential improvements include alternative routes to UVSC, existing and planned housing, retail malls, employment centers, and downtown Provo. A study is being conducted to identify solutions to different transportation issues. The study hopes to accomplish connecting communities, satisfy travel demand and alleviate congestion through the year 2040. The project team will have a comment booth at UVSC in the Student Center on Monday, April .14, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students, faculty and staff can learn more about the project and comment on project alternatives during those times. Feedback will help the project team identify transit needs. Mountainland Associations of Governments See TRANSIT- A3 r v. Wi tiering waterways Local group search out new. water sources across the border Eleanor Cleverly-Takahashi Editor in chief Rarely do the residents of Utah Valley experience how severe the repercussions of living in a desert environment can be. Even amid the threat of water shortages each summer, and arid conditions year-round, most students never think twice about using water at what we deem the most basic level: the ability to have enough to drink and cook with each day, or the convenience of showering and laundering when we find a few spare moments.This is not the case in Tamaula, Mexico, an isolated village forty-five minutes north of Mexico City. With a population of five to six hundred people, originating primarily from six different mestizo families, Tamaula sits on top of an extinct volcano that experiences a short rainy season each year. The rain gathered in reservoirs and catchment systems during these months is responsible for providing the majority of the drinking water residents must rely on. What happens when the reservoirs and other water collection systems run dry in the community has more recently become the chief concern of a group of Utah Valley citizens, all of whom have joined together to seek remedies to water shortages in the region. Combining the knowledge and technologies of a nonprofit organization, the local municipality, UV academic institutions, and corporate sponsors, the residents of Tamaula will see the development of permanent, year-round water sources starting this spring. At the forefront of the development project is CHOICE Humanitarian, a nonprofit started by local dentist Tim Evans in 1982. Based out of See MEXICO- A3 Flames ignite at College Terrace Robert Jones News writer A fire that recently ravaged College Terrace Apartments a housing complex near UVSC campus has temporarily displaced a number of students.The incident marred what would otherwise have been a quiet Sunday afternoon, March 30. According to an Orem City Police report, a resident of the complex lit a candle and left the room unattended for a short time. While away from the apartment, the tenant claimed to hear the alarm sounding, and, upon returning, found the room on fire. The fire had quickly spread to the side of the apartment, and then to the third and fourth floors of the building. Rooms rapidly filled with smoke, trapping some students inside of their apartments. Firefighters quickly assisted to safety a student who was trapped on the balcony, and had to remove two other trapped people by truck ladder from a fourth floor window on the northwest side of the complex. Police officers also assisted in the effort to bring students to safety by lowering people down from the fourth floor. No noted injuries were sustained other than those of two students who were treated for smoke inhalation. No tenants were hospitalized. r r .i Robert Jones College Times Charred remains of an apartment unfortunate enough to land in the line of fire after an unattended candle causes damage to the College Terrace student housing complex. "The firefighters had my door open in my apartment so that they could have access to it. And by doing this had allowed it to fill full of smoke, which caused a lot of property damage," said one student who had been in the same complex just a few doors down. Facilities Management was cleaning up the charred remains of one of the apartments on Monday morning, but did not have much to say about the incident. "No more candles," said Piper, a manager who was salvaging furniture. The burning of candles is prohibited by College Terrace Apartment rules. Despite the bleak situation, some students expressed a more positive experience regarding the rescue efforts. "Management did a good job at making sure everyone had a place to stay and mak- See FIRE A3 Touchstrnes The cover of the latest edition of the Touchstones literary journal designed by Touchstones contributer, graphic design student Jamie Bigney. Upbeat trend in newest edition of Touchstones Drew Howells News writer UVSC released a volume full of red wagons, teen angst and accidental feces. The eleventh edition of UVSC's Touchstones is a literary journal comprising compositions from around campus. Published by the English Department, Touchstones has become a creative zenith for many of UVSC's English majors. In the past, Touchstones has tended towards the in clusion of the gloomy and melancholy. This year, however, the journal has taken a different tone, according to Amber Watson, editor in chief for the publication. "This year has really light themes; a lot of past issues have contained dark themes like suicide, depression and dark humor. This year we have generally taken an upbeat feeling," said Watson. Clint Edwards, an English major and contributor to the project, eagerly an- See STONES- A3

.' ' . ' W ' 7 ' ' ' V " m (ctWtit- III f rn . s 1 : ' , 1 t .-r a i J ' ; ' The College Times MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF UTAH VALLEY STATE VOLUME XXXVII NO. 27 UVCOLLEGETIMES.COM Access the most recent UVSC news online 247. it ...... ......... ,v Fill up on a budget Stop pumping money into buying gas. Learn these cash saving tips. Juan Hernandez Between amnesty and deportation: a former advisor to Vincente Fox endorses amnesty. J r Lj . -mr Ml mm II If in r- 1 Photos by Ken Hoglund College Times Festival of Color An explosion of color to fight off demons. Study improves Utah County routes Britnee Nguyen Public editor The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is teaming up with other transit organizations to make improvements to east-west transportation in northern Utah County. The potential improvements include alternative routes to UVSC, existing and planned housing, retail malls, employment centers, and downtown Provo. A study is being conducted to identify solutions to different transportation issues. The study hopes to accomplish connecting communities, satisfy travel demand and alleviate congestion through the year 2040. The project team will have a comment booth at UVSC in the Student Center on Monday, April .14, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students, faculty and staff can learn more about the project and comment on project alternatives during those times. Feedback will help the project team identify transit needs. Mountainland Associations of Governments See TRANSIT- A3 r v. Wi tiering waterways Local group search out new. water sources across the border Eleanor Cleverly-Takahashi Editor in chief Rarely do the residents of Utah Valley experience how severe the repercussions of living in a desert environment can be. Even amid the threat of water shortages each summer, and arid conditions year-round, most students never think twice about using water at what we deem the most basic level: the ability to have enough to drink and cook with each day, or the convenience of showering and laundering when we find a few spare moments.This is not the case in Tamaula, Mexico, an isolated village forty-five minutes north of Mexico City. With a population of five to six hundred people, originating primarily from six different mestizo families, Tamaula sits on top of an extinct volcano that experiences a short rainy season each year. The rain gathered in reservoirs and catchment systems during these months is responsible for providing the majority of the drinking water residents must rely on. What happens when the reservoirs and other water collection systems run dry in the community has more recently become the chief concern of a group of Utah Valley citizens, all of whom have joined together to seek remedies to water shortages in the region. Combining the knowledge and technologies of a nonprofit organization, the local municipality, UV academic institutions, and corporate sponsors, the residents of Tamaula will see the development of permanent, year-round water sources starting this spring. At the forefront of the development project is CHOICE Humanitarian, a nonprofit started by local dentist Tim Evans in 1982. Based out of See MEXICO- A3 Flames ignite at College Terrace Robert Jones News writer A fire that recently ravaged College Terrace Apartments a housing complex near UVSC campus has temporarily displaced a number of students.The incident marred what would otherwise have been a quiet Sunday afternoon, March 30. According to an Orem City Police report, a resident of the complex lit a candle and left the room unattended for a short time. While away from the apartment, the tenant claimed to hear the alarm sounding, and, upon returning, found the room on fire. The fire had quickly spread to the side of the apartment, and then to the third and fourth floors of the building. Rooms rapidly filled with smoke, trapping some students inside of their apartments. Firefighters quickly assisted to safety a student who was trapped on the balcony, and had to remove two other trapped people by truck ladder from a fourth floor window on the northwest side of the complex. Police officers also assisted in the effort to bring students to safety by lowering people down from the fourth floor. No noted injuries were sustained other than those of two students who were treated for smoke inhalation. No tenants were hospitalized. r r .i Robert Jones College Times Charred remains of an apartment unfortunate enough to land in the line of fire after an unattended candle causes damage to the College Terrace student housing complex. "The firefighters had my door open in my apartment so that they could have access to it. And by doing this had allowed it to fill full of smoke, which caused a lot of property damage," said one student who had been in the same complex just a few doors down. Facilities Management was cleaning up the charred remains of one of the apartments on Monday morning, but did not have much to say about the incident. "No more candles," said Piper, a manager who was salvaging furniture. The burning of candles is prohibited by College Terrace Apartment rules. Despite the bleak situation, some students expressed a more positive experience regarding the rescue efforts. "Management did a good job at making sure everyone had a place to stay and mak- See FIRE A3 Touchstrnes The cover of the latest edition of the Touchstones literary journal designed by Touchstones contributer, graphic design student Jamie Bigney. Upbeat trend in newest edition of Touchstones Drew Howells News writer UVSC released a volume full of red wagons, teen angst and accidental feces. The eleventh edition of UVSC's Touchstones is a literary journal comprising compositions from around campus. Published by the English Department, Touchstones has become a creative zenith for many of UVSC's English majors. In the past, Touchstones has tended towards the in clusion of the gloomy and melancholy. This year, however, the journal has taken a different tone, according to Amber Watson, editor in chief for the publication. "This year has really light themes; a lot of past issues have contained dark themes like suicide, depression and dark humor. This year we have generally taken an upbeat feeling," said Watson. Clint Edwards, an English major and contributor to the project, eagerly an- See STONES- A3